Hoppy and Happy Birthday

Happy Friday everyone.  I've got 2 cards to post today.  First up is a card for this week's Time Out #104 challenge...

Now,  I am on the reminder DT for this challenge, but I happened to feel like playing along a week early with some fun dies from Poppystamps:  Pond Frogs.  I used bold colors for my hopping frogs.  Poppystamps are our sponsor for this challenge, and they are also hosting their own challenge this month...PSC #42: Clean and Simple.

I am also taking the lead from my friend Sandie, and playing along at 2 challenges that are new to me, City Crafter Challenge #41: Die Cuts and The Sisterhood of Crafters: Clean and Simple.   And, I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday Challenge In My Garden--yes, my garden has frogs.

My next card is for this week's PTI Make it Monday #313: Mask and Stack, Addicted to Stamps and More #281, Seize the Birthday, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, who all have Anything Goes this week.

I created a bunch of masks of this whale out of post-its, and followed Betsy's technique to create a pod of whales.

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CASology Week #289...Fit

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is FIT.  I immediately thought of fitness--something I am always working towards with mixed success.  It is so hard to get in shape, and it goes so quickly if I miss a few workouts.

I made an inspirational card to encourage a friend (or myself) to keep at their fitness goals.

Now it's your turn.  How does FIT inspire you?  I hope you play along this week.  Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

Anna

Bharata

Diedre

Jacquie

Janet

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Karen

Kevin

Kymona

Melissa

Rachel

We are sponsored this week by  Uniko Studio.

Our Guest Designer is Beate.

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PTI February 2018 Blog Hop

I am popping in quickly today to participate in the PTI February 2018 Blog Hop.  We have this fun photo to inspire us.

I don't have any Easter stamps from PTI, so I decided to go with the theme of spring, playing on the green grasses and bits of color nestled within.  I pulled out a very old PTI stamp set, Daydreamer for my card.

I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday where the challenge is to create your own background.  I used a PTI Impression Plate as a quick way to create a textured background.

Enjoy the hop.  I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else has created.

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With Heartfelt Sympathy and Happy Birthday

Hello and happy Saturday.  I'm playing along with several challenges today with 2 different cards.

First up is a card inspired by the video at Make it Monday #312: Framing Sentiments and Images.

I used some new PTI stamps --Penned Elegance and Lilies of the Valley, as well as a die from several layers of Embroidered Borders.  Before stacking and adhering the border die cuts, I dry embossed just the top layer with a woodgrain embossing plate.  I am entering this card at Less is More #365, where the challenge is to use dry embossing for only a small area around your focal point.  I am also entering this card at Just Add Ink #397: Just add "H"  My "H" is 'heartfelt.

My next card is inspired by a new PTI challenge--Transformation Tuesday.  I chose to remake this card I have had in my stash forever.  I never use it because the entire front is clear, so no place to write a message.  I made this card years ago for a Make it Monday challenge to use clear card stock, but was not really thinking about how impractical it would be.

Here is my original card:

Original Card

To transform this card, I remade it without using any clear card stock.  I used the same stamp set, Asian Fusion--one of my oldest and most favorite sets, same sentiment and same color scheme. 

Here is my transformed card:

I am happy with how this card turned out.  I feel like it is a more practical and updated design, yet it is possible to see how it was inspired by the original card.  Rather than a vertical panel of kraft card stock, I substituted one of the stamped images in the set, stamped horizontally twice in kraft.  I stamped that on the base of the card, then stamped everything else on a separate panel, which I then attached with foam tape.

I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday, without toppings.

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Time Out #103...Reminder...To Read a Book....

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is:

When I am not crafting, my other hobby is reading.  I enjoy books as well as audiobooks, and am always in the middle of two different books.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Ashwini, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  CAS-ual Fridays is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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CASology Week #288...Pun

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is PUN.

There are so many wonderfully punny stamp sets around.  I am not the hugest fan of puns, and even I had a hard time choosing from the many clever, punny stamps I have.  In the end, I decided to use this cute little Lawn Fawn Hedgehugs set.

Super simple and sweet.  I colored the hedgehogs with Copics and then traced them with  a grey copic marker.  It gives the illusion of some depth, even though the card is basically one layer.

Now it's your turn.  How does PUN inspire you?  I hope you play along this week.  Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

Anna

Bharata

Diedre

Jacquie

Janet

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Karen

Kevin

Kymona

Melissa

Rachel

We are sponsored this week by  STAMPlorations.

Our Guest Designer is Jan C.

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Time Out #103...Bring on the Crafty Fun

We have a new challenge for you at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is:

No secret what my hobby is!  I won this little stamp set years ago, and I'm not even sure where.  I thought it was perfect for this challenge.  I used my Copic markers to color the markers.  

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Ashwini, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  CAS-ual Fridays is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.


This challenge will run for two weeks.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

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CASology Week #287...Together

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is TOGETHER.  What do you like to do together with someone else?  I decided it would be fun to have a panda birthday party together.

I stamped and masked a bunch of Mama Elephant Pandas to create a panda party.

Now it's your turn.  How does TOGETHER inspire you?  I hope you play along this week.  Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

Anna

Bharata

Diedre

Jacquie

Janet

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Karen

Kevin

Kymona

Melissa

Rachel

Our Guest Designer is Anna.

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Hooray and Happy Anniversary

I'm popping in quickly to post two cards I made today for some challenges.  PTI's Release Day 2 challenge is to make a card with only dies and no stamps.  I used the color scheme from this week's CAS Colours & Sketches #258 and Text Block You Did It for my card.

Playing along with several love themed challenges, I have this anniversary card with these swans in love.  I am entering this card at AAA Cards #108:  All You Need is Love, Simon Says Monday Challenge: Love is in the Air and Simon Says Wednesday: Challenge It Most Be Love.

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